Octave doesn't start

[Navajo]

 Hi ladys and gentlemans

 I have install octave2.1.9 in my laptop under the directory 
/usr/local/octave. 
 After the installation I can find in this directory the followings folders: 
 BIN, INCLUDE, INFO, LIB, LIBEXEC, MAN and SHARE. Under BIN I have just two 
 files and two links:
 mkotfile-2.1.9
 octave-bug@
 octave-bug-2.1.9
 mkoctfile@
 There is no way to run octave application, I don't know what to type to run 
it 
 so after a few attempt I have realized that maybe I have done something 
 wrong.
 I am using mandrake 9.1 and I have mit ./configure the possible dependences 
 problems resolve.
 
 Could someone give me an idea of what is going wrong?.
 
 Thak you very much



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